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This is my first salary in Life Insurance Corporation of India as an Assistant Administrative Officer. Earlier I worked in SBI for 3.5 months. But getting 1 lakh+ at this age feels unreal to me, As I come from a really simple family having low income.

Started off as a fresher in an Indian multi-national IT services companv after MBA.

Experienced horrible single digit raises in first 3 years but stuck along as the quality of work was good

Fed up, finally made a switch with almost 80% hike in 4th year. After that Covid-19 hit compromising hikes for next two vears. Yet again- stuck with same companv as work quality and management was exceptional. Next 4 years produced high 2 digit increments with salary 2x salary correction (default correction, never forced)

As a non-IIT, non-IIM quy with no internal promotions, no fastracking within orgs and no threatening to quit for salary correction- l've grown my salary from initial X to 9x - thanks to my 2nd switch now with 50% hike.

Hardwork does pay off. 💪🏻

-juat wanted to gather some thoughts from actual audeinces.

This is my 17-20 transformation , went from 47.5kgs to 69.5 in two years then been maintaining that 69.5kg since a year focusing on getting lean mass and cutting the fat off.

It was really difficult for me to gain weight but I spammed eating , obviously healthy meals like oats chicken and rice , protein shakes , veggies etc. I used to eat until I felt like vomiting , after a while eating a lil more was kind of normal for my body then now it’s ever more better. About gym I was just consistent with it never knowing it will give me such a transformation, consistency is what actually paid off and obviously the dedication.

I even started an online fitness coaching a year ago and made decent money out of it which I’m happy about , as a teen who wouldn’t want money😄

Just a small success of my journey.

I’m a college student and my Paytm AI summary says I spent ₹3.8L in June (received ₹2.68L). Biggest expenses: transfers, interest, services, fuel, and food. Am I cooked, or is this normal? 😭 Rate my financial decisions.

Blood, sweat and tears at work here,
Accumulation from 2022-2026.
This is my current savings value, it all started with 6969 INR back in 2020 however I did not take any pics back then, Next goal is to add another digit to the left hopefully.

Gotta admit, had to give away a friend ~20k to get the exact digits right for the pic ;-)

Hello all,
I wasn’t a coffee or tea drinker until about three years ago. One day, I was feeling really tired, so I had a cup of black coffee with a friend. To my surprise, all my leg and back pain seemed to disappear. Ever since then, I’ve been a coffee lover.
I bought a coffee machine a week ago.
Do you prefer coffee or tea? If you like coffee, what’s your favorite way to make it, or what’s your favorite coffee maker?

This is a Jura Z10 automatic coffee machine, known for its ability to prepare both hot and cold brew specialties
Price- Rs 3,50,000

I teach people painting, mainly Watercolors but suitable for all mediums. I send people hand drawn postcard on a very good quality paper.

The idea is to not be bothered about the drawing part or be good at it. You can still enjoy painting and actually learn to do it using videos I make.

When I started it 2 months back i wasn't really sure if people would be interested in it. But I have been getting really good feedback and I actually got to send 8 mails this month!

It can be tiring to draw same thing over and over again which is also upto the expections of the mail members but a positive response from people was completely worth it! ❤️

Was struggling with addictions, mental problems, laziness and poor lifestyle. Gained weight/fat, declined my body shape/posture over last 2 years due to depression and sedentary lifestyle. No degree no work Experience No skills only unfinished undone projects and skillsets. Being highly ambitious and lazy I decided to restart life from scratch, track all my daily activities/tasks/habits and see where it takes me. So far made some decent progress. Long way to go.....

Been freelancing recently. Just got paid $3,877 (~₹3.6L) for a 15-day cycle.
The workload was honestly much lighter than I expected, and it’s been one of the better remote opportunities I’ve found this year.
If you’re a software engineer and want to earn in USD from India, give it a shot. The screening isn’t easy, but it’s worth trying.

Love me later.

DM for referral. Would love to get some more like minded people on the board.

For contextual I am a 25 Year old male from Mumbai

I was a very shy Male, No confidence, Doing Engineering from Mumbai.

Was just sitting on Bandra Bandstand alone thinking what will I do in my Life, Completely clueless, No passion about Engineering.

Then Covid came, Started learning about Marketing, Started with 1 Client to serving 1000+ Clients till date.

Brought my First House in Lodha, Purchased a Commercial Office for my company (always wanted a office space in a completely glass building, Fulfilled that dream and couldn’t be more happy)

Purchased a Car, Got 3 Bikes (Benelli 600i, Himalayan 411 and Hunter 350)

Life changed completely upside after I worked my ass off, Never give up guys keep going

Attaching photos for reference

तितलागड शिव मंदिर हे भगवान शिव आणि देवी पार्वती यांना समर्पित एक रहस्यमय हिंदू मंदिर आहे. हे मंदिर ओडिशाच्या तितलागडमधील कुमुदा टेकडीवर वसलेले आहे, जिथे बाहेरचे तापमान ५० अंशांपेक्षा जास्त असले तरी, आतील तापमान १० अंशांपेक्षा कमी राहते. उन्हाळ्याच्या कडक दिवसातही, एसीशिवाय हे मंदिर इतके थंड राहते की तुम्हाला अंगावर ब्लँकेट घ्यावे लागते.बाहेरचे तापमान जसजसे वाढते, तसतसा मंदिराच्या आतला गारवा त्याहूनही अधिक वाढतो. यामुळेच हे मंदिर अधिक विशेष आणि वेगळे ठरते. बाहेरच्या कडक उन्हाने त्रस्त झालेले भक्त जेव्हा मंदिरात प्रवेश करतात, तेव्हा आत शिरल्याबरोबरच ते थंडीने कुडकुडू लागतात.

I've been a fan of the Warhammer 40K franchise since my undergrad days, but didn't have the money, nor the space to build my own library. Started with a job in 2020, began building my own library of other books (over 500 and growing right now). Since 2025 I've started collecting the Horus Heresy series. It's hard to come by, but its been a good hunt so far. Swam through the first two books and currently on the third. I shall hunt for more and add them to my collection.

The picture at the top of the stack is a painting of a Blood Angel my brother made for me on my birthday.

Hey everyone, just happy to share that I crossed 50L network this July. I am 23 but will soon turn 24 in a few weeks.

I know there are people doing much better than me and there are people who haven't even started earning yet.

I have waited long enough to post this here, what you see on social media is almost always the partial truth.

Even though I have crossed this amount, i must share that I still live in a chawl in Mumbai. I have worked hard enough to get to this point but this isn't enough yet. I don't come from a privileged background and the journey is still very long. I lost my dad when I was just 12, life has been hard.

At one point my mom spent half her savings just so she could buy me a decent windows laptop. It was my duty to make the most of it. I am honestly very proud of what I have done till now but not satisfied. I feel like I have a lot more potential.

I currently have a temporary contract job that pays me well but it will end anytime soon. For context i work as a full stack developer.

I have very high ambitions, I hope to accomplish everything that I aim to. Wish me luck. I will be back here on my 1cr achievement in the next few years.

Don't compare with anyone guys. Destiny plays a role, discipline plays a role. Life can change in just a matter of months. Keep going everyone.

Edit : I graduated as a mechanical engineer at 21, but didn't take the offer that I got from L&T, I rather took an internship in a bangalore based startup and then got a job there, did for 6 months, resigned later due to toxicity, built my own side project, made 12 lakhs from it, did freelancing for 3 months and later on got this contract job from an Australian startup. Been there since the last one year. It pays me $3k/mo

Today, while checking my bank account, I realized something that made me stop for a minute.

These screenshots are a combination of my MBA internship stipends and scholarships. It isn't an insane amount by internet standards, but it's the most money I've ever had in my account at one time.

A few years ago, there were months when I had to think twice before spending ₹500. During college, I never imagined I'd reach a point where I'd be receiving a six-figure internship stipend. Looking back, it feels surreal how much life can change in just a couple of years.

More than the money, it's the feeling that made me happy. It reminded me that the late nights, CAT preparation, MBA assignments, and internship grind were all worth it.

Now I don't want to waste this money. Since I don't have any immediate expenses, I'm thinking of investing most of it instead of letting it sit in my savings account.

What would you do if you were in my place?